Networking: Ming Shelby, Educator, Speaker, and Podcaster

Welcome back to Networking: It's Your Superpower! 🚀 After a few transformative years of wins, lessons, and career pivots, I’m relaunching this podcast with renewed energy, fresh insights, and a deeper commitment to helping you unlock the power of authentic connections.In this special relaunch episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my journey—navigating career transitions, securing speaking opportunities, and stepping boldly into my next chapter. I'll share:✨ The wins!✨ The lessons I learned from unexpected career shifts!✨ How networking opened doors I never imagined!✨ The power of relationships in career growth and personal branding!✨ What’s next for Networking: It’s Your SuperpowerIf you're ready to elevate your networking game, build genuine relationships, and leverage your connections to create opportunities, this is the episode for you!🎧 Tune in, take notes, and get ready to harness YOUR networking superpower! 💥#NetworkingItsYourSuperpower #MrsKeshSpeaks #CareerGrowth #AuthenticConnections #PodcastRelaunch

As I knock the dust off my podcast, I went lurking and found these messages!! My heart is full!

In this episode, there are words of wisdom from leaders who have found ways to stay connected!

Join us-hear from Ashanti Martin- Ashanti Martin is a co-founder of Where Is My Land, an organization launched in 2021 to help Black American families reclaim stolen land and secure restitution. Ashanti joined forces with Kavon Ward, whose activism led to the first instance of land returned to a Black family in Manhattan Beach, California. Together, Ashanti and Kavon are pursuing the return of land to Black Americans nationally.  Ashanti is an experienced writer, journalist, and marketing strategist who has been featured on NPR, Forbes, NBC News, Marketplace, and Atlanta Black Star.  Ashanti published a groundbreaking article in The New York Times in 2020 that galvanized a movement to redefine and celebrate Black professionalism and creativity in the workplace. She is also host of the podcast EdUp Explained, which focuses on critical thinking and showcases an eclectic mix of guests and topics. Ashanti has more than 15 years of experience in higher education communications at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and Rutgers University. She resides in Philadelphia and is a graduate of Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information.

Jenn Whitmer helps teams and leaders solve conflict and personality clashes. She speaks, writes, and coaches about hard topics with infectious joy. Through working with Jenn, people improve communication, work through conflict, and build self-awareness with the Enneagram. She asks big questions that lead to big dreams and big ideas and big living. Usually, that means laughing. Specializing in interpersonal conflict resolution, leadership, and the Enneagram, Jenn helps others communicate through difficulty so they can do powerful and connected work. Jenn has graduate certificates in music education, theology, and leadership along with a Master of Arts in communication and culture from Webster University and certification as an Enneagram coach. Jenn lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her husband, Michael, their four kids, and a cat that puts up with them all.

Dr. Farzana Chohan is a Human-Centered Leadership expert. She designs workplace cultures which are Inclusive & Equitable. As a Thought Leader she has written a book "SUBTLE" on unconscious biases and how to address them in our life.  Farzana has a background in Healthcare Architecture & Business Management. Dr. Farzana is an alumni of Washington University in St. Louis and Webster University. www.farzanachohan.com https://www.amazon.com/SUBTLE-Unrecognized-Processes-Worldviews-Unconscious/dp/1987931025

Ming is a National Board Certified teacher who received her Bachelors degree in Education and Masters degree in Educational Psychology, specializing in Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She also has her Ed.S in Administration and Supervision along with her English as a Second Language endorsement. Visit her website: https://www.mingshelby.com/ Check out her podcast: https://www.mingshelby.com/podcast

Shine In All Shades is about shining a light on the full spectrum of black + brown queens through our empowerment coloring book series + creative wellness workshops that remind us that wellness begins with how we treat, speak, and celebrate ourselves. Valeria is such an amazingly creative soul! Find her products and vibe Instagram/shineinallshades | facebook.com/shineinallshades For questions and [email protected] https://shineinallshades.com/

A rabbi walked into a bar (after hitchhiking cross-country and sailing up the eastern seaboard in a yacht seized by the Coast Guard for drug trafficking) to enjoy a private performance by a jazz band that cost him the price of a beer. No, this isn’t a joke.  This is a life. In fact, it's my life.  And it's only one small piece of it. HOW I GOT HERE? What do you do when you graduate from the University of California with a degree in English?   That was the question that set me off across the United States hitching rides and sleeping in hostels, campgrounds, or by the side of the road.  Half a year later, I set out farther afield, this time across Europe, intending to circle the globe via Africa, Australia, and a return trip to Asia.  (But that’s another story.) He’s studied at the University of Edinburgh, taught school in Budapest, Hungary, and seen Richard III performed in Ashland, Oregon, and Stratford-on-Avon.  He’s been a professional speaker and teacher for over two decades, published five books, raised four children, and been married to the love of his life for over 30 years. But none of that is what corporations, associations, or educational institutions want to hear. What they want to hear is what he’s learned and what he has to teach — namely, the accumulated wisdom of over 3000 years translated into the language of our times. Whatever the audience, he can make them laugh, make them cry, make them think and make them wonder. https://www.yonasongoldson.com/

Jillian is a talent advocate, serial networker and a pipeline expert having built and led Intern programs, university strategies, and diversity initiatives at both Fortune 20 organizations and Silicon-Valley tech companies. Her experience designing recruitment processes for highly-competitive engineering talent across industries, countries and professional levels helps sharpen her lens for the competition. When she isn't recruiting, Jillian is on the leadership team for TEDxSt Louis, whose mission is to create an inclusive and equitable community of thought leaders in the St. Louis region.